新疆针茅(原变种) xin jiang zhen mao (yuan bian zhong)

Stipa capillata Linnaeus var. sareptana (A. K. Becker) Schmalhausen.

Culms spinulose. Leaf sheaths smooth or spinulose; leaf blades spinulose on outer surface; ligule of culm leaves 5–7(–10) mm. Awn with column ca. 2.5 cm to first bend, 1–1.5 cm to second bend, bristle 10–15 cm. Fl. and fr. Jun–Aug.

Drought steppe, desert steppe, Gobi desert; 400–2700 m. Xinjiang [Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan].